Editing Multan (section)

===Origin===
The region around Multan is home to several archaeological sites dating to the early Harappan period of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] between 3000 BC to 2800 BC.<ref name="multan1983">{{cite book|last1=Khan|first1=Ahmad Nabi|title=Multan: history and architecture|date=1983|publisher=Institute of Islamic History, Culture & Civilization, Islamic University|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nP1tAAAAMAAJ&q=ancient+multan}}</ref> According to the Hindu religious texts, Multan was founded by the sage Kashyapa.<ref name="Bibliophile South Asia">{{cite book|last1=Ghose|first1=Sanujit|title=Legend of Ram: Antiquity to Janmabhumi Debate|date=2004|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=9788185002330|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rfgkCrumMfYC&q=kashyapa+multan&pg=PA70}}</ref> These texts also assert that Multan was the capital of the [[Trigarta Kingdom]] ruled by the Katoch dynasty during the [[Kurukshetra War]] that is central to the Hindu epic poem, the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sinha|first1=Amita|last2=Silva|first2=Kapila D.|title=Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management|date=2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781317365938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jC0lDwAAQBAJ&q=multan+trigarta&pg=PA48|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Charak|first1=Sukh Dev Singh|title=Himachal Pradesh, Volume 1|date=1978|publisher=Light & Life Publishers}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hutchison|first1=John|title=History of the Panjab Hill States, Volume 1|date=1933|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120609426}}</ref> The city was visited by Greek admiral [[Scylax of Caryanda|Skylax]], who passed through the area in 515 BCE. The city was also mentioned by the Greek historian [[Herodotus]] in 400 BC.<ref>{{cite book|title=Islamic culture, Volume 43|year=1963|publisher=Islamic culture Board|pages=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tn5CAAAAYAAJ&q=multan+sun+temple+huein+tsang}}</ref>